Abuja, Nigeria | AFP | Nigeria signalled Wednesday it will ease currency controls, opening the door to a plunge in the value of the naira, after the restrictions were blamed for stifling the economy. Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Godwin Emefiele said in a televised speech from Abuja that …
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An American family’s Disney vacation turned into a nightmare when an alligator snatched their two-year-old boy at the shore of a resort lake and the father was unable to pry the toddler from the animal’s jaws, officials said Wednesday. A search and rescue operation launched after the attack Tuesday night …
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Mbale High Court has today thrown out hitherto Budadiri East MP elect Vincent Waboya. Mbale High Court judge Andrew Bashaija Wednesday afternoon ruled that Waboya had not resigned from his office as Principal Disaster Officer in the office of the Prime Minister (OPM) before he contested for Budadiri East seat. …
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A sobbing Oscar Pistorius walked hesitantly on his stumps around court Wednesday in a dramatic demonstration of his disability ahead of his sentencing for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Wearing shorts, the double-amputee removed his prosthetic limbs at the request of his lawyer Barry Roux as he made a …
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Oscar Pistorius will be sentenced on July 6 for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, the judge in the High Court in Pretoria said Wednesday at the end of a three-day court hearing. “This matter is postponed to Wednesday the 6th of July for sentencing,” said judge Thokozile Masipa. …
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Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Eight Kenyan politicians are behind bars on suspicion of hate speech in the latest sign of rising political tensions a year ahead of elections. Three lawmakers from the ruling Jubilee party, and four plus a senator from the opposition CORD alliance, were ordered to be …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Jose Mourinho faces a trip to the seaside in his first Premier League game in charge of Manchester United as they face Bournemouth in the Premier League fixtures unveiled on Wednesday. His bitter rival from his days in charge of Real Madrid in Spain, …
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Posting Title: Chief, Central Support Services Job Code Title: CHIEF INTEGRATED SUPPORT SERVICES OFFICER Department/Office: UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT NAIROBI Duty Station: NAIROBI Posting Period: 13 June 2016 – 11 August 2016 Job Opening Number: 60276 Staffing Exercise N/A CLICK HERE TO APPLY Share on: WhatsApp
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Posting Title: SENIOR PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT OFFICER Job Code Title: SENIOR PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT OFFICER Department/Office: UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME Duty Station: NAIROBI Posting Period: 14 June 2016 – 12 August 2016 Job Opening Number: 58478 Staffing Exercise N/A CLICK HERE TO APPLY Share on: WhatsApp
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NBS: Parliament this afternoon endorsed an 80-member cabinet in a new wave of events as president Museveni prepares to deliver what he calls a middle income status in his fresh 2016/2021 term of office. The motion faced stiff resistance from the opposition who argued against the blotted cabinet. Share …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
